title: A specimen holder for low-temperature scanning electron microscopy.
abstract: A miniature vise built into a copper stub is described that holds bulk, pre-frozen, hydrated biological specimens during examination under the electron beam of the scanning electron microscope.
authors.affiliation: Donner Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bastacky
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hayes
mesh_terms: D005615:Freezing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000295:instrumentation*